JACKSON, Tenn. — The
Benedict College women's basketball team won their sixth consecutive game with a dominating 70-47 victory over
Lane College in a SAIC women's basketball game on Tuesday night.
The 47 points was a season-low for the Lady Dragons, who shot a season-low 29.5 percent (18-of-61), including just 24 percent (7-of-29) in the second half.
Benedict closed out the first quarter with an 8-2 run to take a 22-16 lead. The Lady Tigers started to pull away in the second quarter, closing out the first half with a 9-3 run to take a 44-28 lead at the midway break. Benedict pushed the lead to 59-40 heading into the fourth quarter and closed out the game with an 11-2 run.
Ghylissa Knowles hit three 3-pointers and scored a team-high 13 points.
Raven Johnson had a double-double with 12 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, while adding a pair of blocked shots.
Andrea Duncan scored 12 points, while
Gwendasia Page had 11 points and a team-leading four steals.
Benedict improves to 13-7 overall and 13-7 in the SIAC. Lane falls to 13-5 overall and 12-5 in the SIAC.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Saturday, when they host rival Allen University at 1 p.m. as part of Reunion Weekend. All Benedict alumni, and especially former student-athletes, are encouraged to return and support the Benedict teams.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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